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大当たりした小説が映画になるってことは小説家にとっては楽な金もうけさ。

Sentence Analyzer

大当たり した 小説 映画 なる って こと 小説家 にとって 楽な 金もうけ

English Translation

The movie rights to a successful novel is easy money for the writer of the novel.

Furigana

大当(おおあ)たりした小説(しょうせつ)映画(えいが)になるってことは小説家(しょうせつか)にとっては(らく)(かね)もうけさ。

Romanji

Ōatari shita shōsetsu ga eiga ni naru tte koto wa shōsetsuka nitotte wa rakuna kanemōke sa.

Words

大当たり (おおあたり)
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza; bull's eye; bullseye
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
小説 (しょうせつ)
novel; (short) story
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
映画 (えいが)
movie; film
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
って (って、て)
casual quoting particle; indicates supposition; if ... then; indicates a rhetorical question; indicates certainty, insistence, etc.
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
小説家 (しょうせつか)
novelist; fiction writer
に取って (にとって)
to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding
(らく)
comfort; ease; raku pottery
金儲け (かねもうけ)
money-making
()
-ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition); (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion; come; come now

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く
Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
Readings: エイ、 うつ.る、 うつ.す、 は.える、 -ば.え
Meanings: reflect, reflection, projection
Readings: ガ、 カク、 エ、 カイ、 えが.く、 かく.する、 かぎ.る、 はかりごと、 はか.る
Meanings: brush-stroke, picture
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ガク、 ラク、 ゴウ、 たの.しい、 たの.しむ、 この.む
Meanings: music, comfort, ease
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold